[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 42 (Tuesday, March 3, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12517-12518]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-04347]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-560-826]


Monosodium Glutamate From the Republic of Indonesia: Preliminary 
Results of the First Full Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

SUMMARY: Commerce preliminarily finds that revocation of the 
antidumping duty order on monosodium glutamate (MSG) from the Republic 
of Indonesia (Indonesia) would be likely to lead to the continuation or 
recurrence of dumping at the levels indicated in the ``Preliminary 
Results of Review'' section of this notice.

DATES: Applicable March 3, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Dunne, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office VII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-2328.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

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Background

    On October 1, 2019, Commerce published the notice of initiation of 
the first full sunset review of the Order,\1\ pursuant to section 
751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).\2\ Commerce 
received notices of intent to participate from Ajinomoto Health & 
Nutrition North America (the petitioner), a U.S. producer and 
wholesaler of a domestic like product, within the 15-day deadline 
specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).\3\
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    \1\ Monosodium Glutamate from the People's Republic of China, 
and the Republic of Indonesia: Antidumping Duty Orders; and 
Monosodium Glutamate from the People's Republic of China: Amended 
Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value (Order), 79 FR 
70505 (November 26, 2014) (Order).
    \2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 84 FR 52067 
(October 1, 2019).
    \3\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Monosodium Glutamate from 
Indonesia: Notice of Intent to Participate,'' dated October 15, 
2019.
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    On October 31, 2019, the petitioner filed its substantive response, 
and the CJ Companies filed their response in this sunset review 
pursuant to 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3).\4\ On November 5, 2019, PT. Cheil 
Jedang Indonesia and CJ America, Inc. (collectively, the CJ Companies) 
submitted rebuttal comments to the petitioner's response.\5\ On 
November 8, 2019, the petitioner timely filed rebuttal comments to the 
CJ Companies' response.\6\ On January 14, 2020, Commerce determined 
that we would conduct a full sunset review of MSG from Indonesia in 
accordance with 19 CFR 351.218 and notified the International Trade 
Commission. \7\
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    \4\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Monosodium Glutamate from 
Indonesia, First Review: Substantive Response to Notice of 
Initiation,'' dated October 31, 2019; CJ Companies' Letter, 
``Monosodium Glutamate (`MSG') from Indonesia; First Sunset Review; 
CJ Response to Notice of Initiation,'' dated October 31, 2019.
    \5\ See CJ Companies' Letter, ``Monosodium Glutamate (`MSG') 
from Indonesia; First Sunset Review; CJ Rebuttal to Petitioner 
Response to Notice of Initiation,'' dated November 5, 2019.
    \6\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Monosodium Glutamate from 
Indonesia, First Review: Rebuttal to Substantive Response of PT. 
Cheil Jedang Indonesia and CJ America, Inc. to Notice of 
Initiation,'' dated November 8, 2019.
    \7\ See Memorandum, ``Adequacy Reconsideration: First Sunset 
Review of Monosodium Glutamate from Indonesia,'' dated January 14, 
2019.
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Scope of the Order

    The product covered by the Order is MSG, whether or not blended or 
in solution with other products. Specifically, MSG that has been 
blended or is in solution with other product(s) is included in this 
scope when the resulting mix contains 15 percent or more of MSG by dry 
weight. Products with which MSG may be blended include, but are not 
limited to, salts, sugars, starches, maltodextrins, and various 
seasonings. A full description of the scope of the Order is contained 
in the accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\8\
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    \8\ See Memorandum, ``Preliminary Decision Memorandum for the 
First Full Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Monosodium 
Glutamate from the Republic of Indonesia,'' dated concurrently with, 
and hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum).
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Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in this sunset review are addressed in the 
Preliminary Decision Memorandum,\9\ which is hereby adopted by this 
notice. The Preliminary Decision Memorandum is a public document and is 
on file electronically via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). 
ACCESS is available to registered users at http://acess.trade.gov, and 
to all in the Central Records Unit, Room B8024 of the main Commerce 
building. A list of topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum is included as an appendix to this notice. In addition, a 
complete version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be accessed 
directly at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn. The signed and electronic 
versions of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum are identical in 
content.
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    \9\ Id.
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Preliminary Results of Review

    Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and 752(c)(1) and (3) of the Act, 
Commerce preliminarily determines that revocation of the Order would be 
likely to lead to the continuation or recurrence of dumping at 
weighted-average dumping margins up to 6.19 percent.

Public Comment

    Interested parties may submit case briefs no later than 50 days 
after the date of publication of the preliminary results of this full 
sunset review, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(i). Rebuttal 
briefs, which must be limited to issues raised in the case briefs, may 
be filed not later than five days after the time limit for filing case 
briefs in accordance with 19 CFR 351.309(d). Any interested party may 
request a hearing within 30 days of publication of this notice in 
accordance with 19 CFR 351.310(c). Ordinarily, a hearing, if requested 
will be held two days after the scheduled date the rebuttal briefs are 
due. Commerce will issue a notice of final results of this full sunset 
review, which will include the results of its analysis of issues raised 
in any such comments, not later than May 28, 2020.

Notification to Interested Parties

    This five-year (sunset) review and notice are in accordance with 
sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 
351.218(f)(1).

    Dated: February 26, 2020.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix

List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum

I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. History of the Order
V. Legal Framework
VI. Discussion of the Issues
    1. Likelihood of Continuation or Recurrence of Dumping
    2. Magnitude of the Dumping Margin Likely to Prevail
VII. Preliminary Results of Sunset Review
VIII. Recommendation

[FR Doc. 2020-04347 Filed 3-2-20; 8:45 am]
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